Mitte

See also: mitte

English

Etymology

From German Mitte (“middle”).

Proper noun

Mitte

  1. The most central borough of Berlin.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mitte, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic *midjǭ (“centre”), *midją,[1] from *midjaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-. Cognate to Old Norse miðja and Old English midde, midd (English mid).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪ.tə/
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Noun

Mitte f (genitive Mitte, plural Mitten)

  1. middle
  2. center

Declension
Declension of Mitte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Mitte die Mitten
genitive einer der Mitte der Mitten
dative einer der Mitte den Mitten
accusative eine die Mitte die Mitten

Derived terms

Proper noun

Mitte n (proper noun, genitive Mittes or (optionally with an article) Mitte)

  1. The most central borough of Berlin
    Synonym: Berlin-Mitte
    • 2010, Tom Liehr, chapter 29, in Idiotentest, Aufbau Digital, →ISBN:
      Gonzo befand sich in Scheiß-Schmökendorf, Walter besuchte eine Record-Release-Party in irgendeinem Club in Mitte.
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References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Mitte”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmitə/

Noun

Mitte f (plural Mitte)

  1. middle

Further reading
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